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Definition of kingdom come in English: kingdom comenoun ˌkɪŋdəm ˈkʌm 1Informal. The afterlife, the next world; specifically heaven, paradise. Hence also: death, utter destruction. 2Christian Church. The rule of God or Christ in a future age, especially in a future thousand-year age of blessedness. Also more widely: a future golden age.
Phrases till (also until) kingdom come (and variants): until some date in the impossibly distant future; for a very long time; for ever.
Origin Mid 18th century. From kingdom come in the phrase thy kingdom come in the Lord's Prayer. Definition of kingdom come in US English: kingdom comenounˌkɪŋdəm ˈkʌm 1Informal. The afterlife, the next world; specifically heaven, paradise. Hence also: death, utter destruction. 2Christian Church. The rule of God or Christ in a future age, especially in a future thousand-year age of blessedness. Also more widely: a future golden age.
Phrases till (also until) kingdom come (and variants): until some date in the impossibly distant future; for a very long time; for ever.
Origin Mid 18th century. From kingdom come in the phrase thy kingdom come in the Lord's Prayer. |